School of Management Ranks in Top 25 for
Sustainability

01-06-2014

Eco-consciousness lands School of Management in top 25 for sustainability.

From supply
chain management to packaging and marketing, USF students have embraced sustainable
business practices in courses throughout the School of Management, and have even
launched their own clubs and a nationally recognized networking organization. The
school’s eco-conscious efforts recently landed the school in the top 25
business schools in the world for sustainability, according to clean capitalism
proponent Corporate Knights media.

Ranked 22 worldwide

USF ranked
22 among 250 of the top-ranked business schools from British Columbia to
Beijing, based on survey questions answered by the School of Management about
the integration of sustainability into the curriculum, faculty support of green
campaigns, and student-led environmental initiatives.

Joint degrees, 'Green Team,' student clubs

The
Corporate Knights’ “Global Green MBA” report highlighted examples of the School
of Management’s successes, including:

The joint Master of Science in Environmental
Management and MBA program

The faculty-led Green Team, which works
to improve the school’s eco-friendly operations, hosts Earth Day events, and
implements recycling campaigns; and,

Student-run
clubs like Back to da Roots and Net Impact, which encourage reusable water
bottle use on campus and connect students California business leaders at the
forefront of sustainability, respectively.